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Genus of gastropods
Zafrona is a
genus of
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
mollusks in the
family
Columbellidae , the dove snails.
[2]
Description
(Original description) The species vary in size, sculpture, and shape. Thus some are very small, 2 mm., to comparatively large, 5 mm., from slender to obese, and from closely sculptured to almost smooth.
Species
Species within the genus Zafrona include:
†
Zafrona arpula (Michelotti, 1840)
Zafrona azteci K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
Zafrona dentata Perugia, 2023
Zafrona fatuhiva K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
Zafrona isomella (Duclos, 1840)
Zafrona kilburni Bozzetti, 2009
[3]
Zafrona lightfooti (Smith, 1901)
[4]
Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009
[5]
Zafrona pleuriferoides K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2018
†
Zafrona recticostata (Sacco, 1890)
Zafrona samadiae K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2016
Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007
[6]
†
Zafrona sphaerocorrugata Harzhauser & Landau, 2021
Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
Zafrona subfelina (Hervier, 1900)
Zafrona ursula (Thiele, 1925)
Species brought into synonymy
Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 :
[7] synonym of
Falsuszafrona belkisae (Espinosa & Ortea, 2007)
Zafrona consobrinella Rehder, 1980 : synonym of Zafrona striatula (Dunker, 1871)
Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002
[8] synonym of
Retizafra decussata (Lussi, 2002)
Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889) :
[9] synonym of
Falsuszafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889)
Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007 :
[10] synonym of
Falsuszafrona diversa (Espinosa, Ortea & Fernández-Garcés, 2007) (original combination)
Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840) :
[11] synonym of
Falsuszafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840)
Zafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892) : synonym of
Falsuszafrona incerta (Stearns, 1892)
Zafrona lindae Petuch, 1992 : synonym of
Falsuszafrona lindae (Petuch, 1992) (original combination)
Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829) :
[12] synonym of
Falsuszafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829)
Zafrona sunderlandi Petuch, 1987 : synonym of
Falsuszafrona sunderlandi (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987 :
[13] synonym of
Falsuszafrona taylorae (Petuch, 1987) (original combination)
Zafrona tortugana Garcia, 2015 : synonym of
Falsuszafrona tortugana (E. F. García, 2015) (original combination)
Zafrona trifilosa (E.A. Smith, 1882) : synonym of
Smithena trifilosa (E. A. Smith, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
References
^
Iredale T. (1916).
Proc. malac. Soc. London 12 :, 32.
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Zafrona Iredale, 1916 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 16 May 2011.
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Zafrona kilburni Bozzetti, 2009 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
^ Named for
John Lightfoot
.
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Zafrona macronata Simone, 2009 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
^
Zafrona somalica Bozzetti, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
^
Zafrona belkisae Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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Zafrona decussata Lussi, 2002 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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Zafrona dicomata (Dall, 1889) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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Zafrona diversa Espinosa, Ortea & Fernadez-Garcés, 2007 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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Zafrona idalina (Duclos, 1840) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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Zafrona pulchella (Blainville, 1829) . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
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Zafrona taylorae Petuch, 1987 . Retrieved through:
World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca . American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA).
ISBN
0-915826-22-4 . XII, 195 pp
External links
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